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Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
457. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual number of beneficiaries of the TaxSaver scheme and the associated Exchequer cost for each of the years 2019 to 2025, in tabular form; the reasons for the decline in participation over that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19933/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
458. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the annual number of TaxSaver scheme beneficiaries, by county, for each of the years 2019 to 2025; the analysis undertaken by his Department on regional disparities in uptake of the scheme, in tabular form. [19934/26]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
459. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will address the anomaly whereby self employed workers are excluded from availing of tax free commuter supports under TaxSaver, despite representing a significant segment of the workforce. [19935/26]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
460. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding a pension tax relief matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/26]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
461. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps his Department is taking to tackle the financial burden facing households and homeowners seeking home insurance. [20015/26]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
462. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department is aware of any reports which suggest that home insurance companies may be overpricing the future cost of a re-build so as to increase the cost of premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20016/26]
Paul Lawless Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
463. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has any plans to introduce regulations around home insurance to ensure that in the event of a home being destroyed the whole amount for which the home is ensured will be paid out, even if it is below the market value or the full cost of rebuilding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20017/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
464. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding any review ongoing of the pension tax relief earnings cap of €115,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/26]
Barry Ward Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
465. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on the merits of increasing the pension tax relief earnings cap of €115,000, which was set in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
466. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has any plans to raise the pension tax relief earnings cap, which has remained fixed at €115,000 since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20165/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
467. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20234/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
468. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of claims and amount relating to same that the State Claims Agency (SCA) have settled before court proceedings in each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will provide this information by Department and or body that the SCA has acted on behalf of for same. [20320/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
469. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he will publish the approach to the taxation of retail investment referenced in Budget 2026; whether that publication will include specific proposals regarding the eight-year deemed disposal regime for funds and ETFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20391/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
470. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has prepared an internal options paper, memorandum, or comparative analysis on reform of the eight-year deemed disposal regime for investment funds and ETFs, including options such as abolition, extension of the interval, or replacement with a savings and investment account model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
471. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether, in the work underway on the taxation of retail investment, his Department has identified which EU member states and OECD jurisdictions operate an eight-year deemed disposal or equivalent forced realisation regime for retail fund investors; and if he will provide that list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20393/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
472. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question replies of 4 March 2026 on deemed disposal, whether his Department considers it satisfactory that the State cannot isolate the specific tax yield, taxpayer numbers, compliance burden, or administrative cost associated with the eight-year deemed disposal regime; whether he will direct that improved reporting be introd…
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
473. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will require Revenue to introduce a separate reporting field for tax arising specifically from eight-year deemed disposal events, as distinct from other chargeable events under the investment funds regime, in order to inform future tax policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20395/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
474. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the work underway on retail investment taxation includes analysis of whether the eight-year deemed disposal regime diverts household savings away from diversified fund investment and toward cash deposits, property, pension wrappers, or direct shareholdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20396/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
475. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the review of the Special Assignee Relief Programme published with Budget 2026 examined any exit pathway, sunset clause, or replacement model for the scheme; if not, the reason a continuing relief to 2030 was considered preferable to a broader competitiveness strategy based on structural tax and non-tax measures; and if he will make a stateme…
Ken O'Flynn Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
476. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the Budget 2026 review of SARP examined the sectoral distribution, salary distribution, and regional distribution of beneficiaries; whether any assessment was made of the extent to which the relief supports multinational employers as distinct from indigenous enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20398/26]
Paula Butterly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
477. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second-hand homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/26]
Keira Keogh Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
478. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if persons may avail of Government schemes such as the help-to-buy scheme when purchasing a modular home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20517/26]
Cian O'Callaghan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
479. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the level of contributions by credit unions to the deposit guarantee scheme for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20523/26]
Willie O'Dea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
480. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase staffing at the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman's Office, in view of the fact that many people are waiting years for a decision and this is causing obvious stress for those concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20535/26]
Pa Daly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Finance
481. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the revenue earned from VAT on energy broken down by gas and electricity charged to large energy users in each of the years 2015 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [20568/26]